La Costa Verde

The Pacific Ocean meets Lima at a wall of dusty cliffs on La Costa Verde, a string of beaches that runs through the neighborhoods of San Miguel, San Isidro, Miraflores, Barranco and Chorrillos. Fishermen, surfers, sunbathers and ice cream vendors mingle on the oceanfront as cars hurtle by on the coastal highway.

The Pacific Ocean meets Lima at a wall of dusty cliffs on La Costa Verde, a string of beaches that runs through the neighborhoods of San Miguel, San Isidro, Miraflores, Barranco and Chorrillos. Fishermen, surfers, sunbathers and ice cream vendors mingle on the oceanfront as cars hurtle by on the coastal highway. (Chicago Tribune photo by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz)

The Pacific Ocean meets Lima at a wall of dusty cliffs on La Costa Verde, a string of beaches that runs through the neighborhoods of San Miguel, San Isidro, Miraflores, Barranco and Chorrillos. Fishermen, surfers, sunbathers and ice cream vendors mingle on the oceanfront as cars hurtle by on the coastal highway.Chicago Tribune photo by Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz